Mireia Lalaguna Royo of Spain was on Saturday announced as the winner of 2015 Miss World pageant. By winning this title she became the 65th Miss World. Royo was passed on the crown by last year’s winner Rolene Strauss of South Africa. Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk, was named first runner up while Miss Indonesia, Maria Harfanti, was second runner up. According to the Miss World website, Miss Spain comes from […]
“It might seem the darkest of days when you’re actually experiencing what you are experiencing, but there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.” Life has come full circle for Harold D’Souza. From being a near slave in Lady Liberty’s land, is a member of US government’s advisory council on human trafficking. On Thursday, US President Barack Obama nominated Harold D’Souza, a 40-year old man of Indian origin […]
Early on Sunday morning head constable Virender Singh Yadav of the Delhi Police attached to Palam Police Station and deployed on the departure route of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was mowed down at about 3am by, an as yet unknown, speeding vehicle near Metro pillar 139. He was on his police motorbike and was to take over charge of the cavalcade’s movement. He was killed on the spot and […]
The Google doodle today celebrates the birth anniversary of Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar. Perhaps this doodle in itself is a clear indicator of world’s indebtedness to him in bringing forth this ancient and scientific exercise form to the masses and making it such common property. The Iyengar Yoga style today is undoubtedly one of the most popular forms of yoga practices across the world and is taught in over 70 […]
The Humans of Bombay page, an imitation of the world famous “Humans of New York” page, recently posted the story of National Badminton champion Manasi Joshi, who refused to give up on her dreams despite the obstacles. “I was on my way to work on a two wheeler one day when a trucked rammed into me and completely crushed my leg. It wasn’t the driver’s fault – there was a […]
The chief of ISIS terror group Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and Republicans’ US presidential candidate Donald Trump are among the eight candidates shortlisted by the Time Magazine for its annual ‘Person of the Year’ title. For Al-Baghdadi nomination, the magazine said, “As leader of ISIS has inspired followers to both fight in his self-declared caliphate of Iraq and Syria, and also stage attacks in countries like Tunisia and France”. About Mr […]
In a country like India, which boasts of some of the richest sports persons in the world, there is a female champion who has been neglected to such levels that she now sells noodles on the roadside in order to earn her daily livelihood. Lack of funds have forced Pushpa Gupta, a 21-year-old national-level shooter, to leave the ‘expensive’ sport and sell noodles from a cart in order to earn […]
Dr B R Ambedkar, the messiah of dalits and downtrodden, was a remarkable leader, jurist and politician. He was one of the main architects of the Indian Constitution. Babasaheb Ambedkar, as his followers called him, lovingly, fought for the rights of dalits and other socially backward classes, his entire life. He was appointed as the nation’s first Law Minister and was a crucial and irreplaceable member of PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s […]
‘Looking back, I feel we were poor, but back then it did not feel poor.’ This is my second meeting with Mayank Ashar, chief executive officer and managing director, Cairn India, and I soon realise he is different from the several other CEOs I have met. As I drive into The Oberoi in Gurgaon’s bustling Udyog Vihar, I see that the hotel building is virtually invisible from outside the main […]
Hrithik Roshan has a long history of reaching out to his fans and for his latest good deed, the actor met a 15-year-old fan named Nikita Shukla, who was suffering from cancer. Hrithik, who is currently busy with Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘Mohenjo Daro’, was shooting for the film in Jabalpur last month. It all happened when Nikita came to know about Hrithik’s presence in the city and expressed her desire to […]
